Maybe you’ve heard this comedy routine - two actors are in a conversation that goes something like this:
“I just bought a farm.”
“That’s good.”
“No, that’s bad. Money was so tight; I had to rent out most of my land.”
“That’s bad.”
“No, that’s good. I was able to buy some cattle with the money.”
“That’s good.”
“No, that’s bad. They all jumped the fence and ran away.”
“Oh, that’s bad.”
“No, that’s good. When the neighbours came out to help, I met my future wife.”
“Oh, that’s good” . . .
You could continue on, of course, because the story doesn’t end until the life of the storyteller is done. We live in a world of shifting shadows, and oft ... continue reading